Bengali actor Rahul Arunoday Banerjee died in Odisha after a drowning incident while shooting for the Bengali soap Bholebaba Paar Karega. The West Bengal government has decided to hand over the investigation into the death of actor Rahul Banerjee to the state CID, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said, amid persistent demands from the actor's family and members of the film industry for a detailed probe into the incident.
Adhikari said he had requested the Purba Medinipur district police to initiate the process for transferring the case to the CID. The actor's family had already lodged a case in connection with the incident, which was initially registered as an unnatural death case. Banerjee drowned at Digha on March 29 while shooting for a Bengali television soap.
The post-mortem examination report suggested he died of asphyxia after remaining trapped underwater for a prolonged period. Large quantities of seawater and sand had entered his lungs and food passage, causing suffocation, police had said.
Adhikari also announced a series of measures aimed at improving tourist safety along the state's coastline, including increasing the number of lifeguards deployed at Digha and adjoining beach destinations.
